Samu Omorodion

Spanish footballer

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2024 Signed with Atlético Madrid and immediately loaned to Alavés.
2024 Won a gold medal with the Spain under-23 team at the Summer Olympics.
December 2024 Awarded Primeira Liga Forward of the Month
November 2024 Samu publicly announced his decision to use his maternal surname Aghehowa, choosing to honour his mother by changing his name from Samu Omorodion to Samu Aghehowa.
November 18 2024 Made his senior international debut for Spain against Switzerland at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, coming on as a half-time substitute for Álvaro Morata in a 3-2 victory.
November 10 2024 Scored the lone goal for Porto in a 4–1 away defeat to rivals Benfica in O Clássico, marking Porto's heaviest league loss to their arch-rivals in 60 years.
October 28 2024 Scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 victory away against AVS in the Primeira Liga.
October 3 2024 Scored two goals in a 3–3 home draw with Manchester United at Estádio do Dragão.
September 25 2024 Made his debut in European competitions, starting and scoring in a 3–2 loss away at Bodø/Glimt during the inaugural UEFA Europa League league stage.
September 21 2024 Scored a brace in a 3–0 victory over Vitória de Guimarães at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.
September 15 2024 Scored his first goal for Porto, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory against Farense.
August 2024 Transfer to Chelsea collapsed due to ankle injury during medical examination and image rights negotiations. Aghehowa was subsequently excluded from first-team training at Atlético Madrid.
August 31 2024 Made his competitive debut for Porto in a 2–0 loss to Sporting CP in the Primeira Liga.
August 24 2024 Joined Primeira Liga club Porto from Atlético Madrid on a five-year contract with a €100 million release clause, with Porto paying €15 million for 50% of his sports rights.
July 2024 Chelsea initiated transfer negotiations with Atlético Madrid, offering €40 million (£34 million) plus add-ons for Aghehowa.
February 2024 Won La Liga Play of the Month award, shared with teammate Álex Sola
2023 Promoted to Granada's first team.
August 26 2023 Sent on loan to Deportivo Alavés for the remainder of the season.
August 21 2023 Aghehowa joined Atlético Madrid on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club for €6 million release clause.
August 14 2023 Made his first-team debut, starting and scoring in a 3–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid.
July 2023 Participated in the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Malta, where Spain (Rojita) reached the semi-finals and lost to eventual champions Italy.
April 2023 Received first call-up to the Spain under-19 national team.
April 20 2023 Renewed his contract with Granada (Nazaríes) until 2028, after scoring 18 goals for the B team and helping them reach the Segunda Federación promotion play-offs.
2022 Continued with Recreativo Granada in Segunda Federación, making 29 appearances and 4 goals across all competitions.
September 25 2022 Scored his first senior goal, netting the B team's equalizer in a 1–1 draw against El Ejido.
March 6 2022 Made his senior debut for Granada's reserve team Recreativo Granada, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 league home loss to Marchamalo.
2021 Began playing for Recreativo Granada in the Segunda División RFEF, making 30 appearances in the 2021-22 season.
2021 Joined Granada's youth setup after playing for local side AD Nervión in Sevilla.

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